Ruston High School freshman counselor Kellye Ratcliff serves popcorn to members of the school’s Freshman Academy who were recently treated to a VIP trip to Celebrity Theatres. Academy Coordinator Alisia Thomason promoted the Lincoln ACHIEVE-sponsored trip for students who had no code of conduct infractions during the first nine weeks of the academic year. More than 120 students enjoyed a private screening of the entertaining and inspirational film “Here Comes the Boom,” and plans are under way for another initiative at the end of the first semester.

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